How a Simple Mindset Shift Changed Everything for This Homeschool Mom

Homeschool Better Together with Pam Barnhill

Pam Barnhill

Kids & Family, Christianity, Education, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 683 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Consistency in homeschooling can be a game-changer, and today I’m joined by Krystal Joslin, a military homeschooling mom and graduate of the Homeschool Consistency Boot Camp. Krystal shares how she went from a go-with-the-flow approach to building a structured, consistent homeschool routine that works—despite frequent moves and unpredictable schedules.

She opens up about the challenges she faced, the small changes that made the biggest difference, and how consistency has transformed her homeschool (and her confidence as a mom!). If you're struggling to find a rhythm, Krystal’s story will encourage you that small changes lead to big results.

Key Takeaways:

Small, consistent habits build a strong homeschool foundation.
Clear expectations reduce resistance from kids.
A simple daily routine can keep learning on track.
Self-reflection and small tweaks lead to long-term success.
Homeschooling confidence grows with consistency.

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0:00.0	Are you ready for homeschooling to feel joyful again?
0:05.4	Do you long for support as you learn alongside your kids?
0:10.3	Welcome to Home School Better Together, a podcast about building a homeschool experience that works for your family.
0:18.2	I'm Pam Barnhill, and it's time to step out of the overwhelm and
0:22.0	into the wonder. Let's do this. Hey there, today I am joined by Crystal Jocelyn. She is a member of
0:35.0	our homeschool Better Together community, And she is also a homeschool
0:39.8	consistency boot camp grad. Crystal, welcome to the podcast. Hi, how are you? I am doing great today.
0:48.4	How are you doing? Good. Good, good. Working in our house. Well, good. I'm glad.
0:54.9	Tell me a little bit about kind of your homeschooling background.
0:58.3	How many kids are you homeschooling and how long have you been doing it?
1:01.3	Well, very interesting story.
1:03.1	I have two boys, eight and 12.
1:06.6	And homeschooling was never in my thoughts.
1:10.6	My 12-year-old informed me that we were going to homeschool.
1:14.9	So we have carried on and we have homeschooled the entire way.
1:19.2	So he just came home one day?
1:21.6	Like, not quite.
1:23.2	We're military.
1:24.5	And we started in Germany and we kind of brought it together and the next duty station,
1:31.5	excuse me, we told him that he was going to start attending school and he looked at me in the
1:37.2	kitchen and he said, I homeschooled and I said, okay. So that's what we did. That's what we have done since then. So now he's 12.
1:46.3	And so we have homeschooled since then. That is awesome. That is like he knew exactly what he
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